Vol 3 Chapter 70

Chapter 70

Business as usual today as well

Today is another joint training session with the Knights Academy… However, we won’t partic.i.p.ate, since we’ll be hunting monsters alone.

I though Sieg and Chris would be our leaders today too, but the person that showed up to be our leader was none other than Rupert Olgrand.

The students of the Magic Academy were puzzled at the sudden appearance of Earlshyde’s top magician to the point where they were visibly cowering.

Well, their fear isn’t unjustified. Afterall, they’re not even chicks, in a manner of speaking, you could say they’re still eggs. (TN: a.n.a.logy for fledglings. Boku no Hero uses that one as well.)

The boss of the birds appeared before the eggs. It would be impossible not to flinch.

“Oh? Mr. Olgrand? How come Sieg isn’t here?”(s.h.i.+n)

“He is primarily a bodyguard of his Majesty. Taking the lead for Walford’s training was a special case.”(Rupert)

“Huh, is that so?”(s.h.i.+n)

“He accompanied your training yesterday and judged an escort is unnecessary for your group… However, even though your power is immeasurable, you’re still students. A leader is mandatory for the exercises, so I came today to monitor your insane group.”(Rupert)

We don’t need an escort, but I guess having students undertake demon subjugations alone would be too irresponsible?

Either way, an adult is coming along.

“But if it’s only for that reason then Mr. Olgrand himself didn’t need to come, right?”(s.h.i.+n)

“Well, that’s certainly true, but I wanted to observe you myself.”(Rupert)

“Is that so? I don’t think our hunting is that interesting though.”(s.h.i.+n)

“What the heck are you talking about? Isn’t every member of this group decorated? There’s no way I wouldn’t be interested.”(Rupert)

“Is that the way it is…”(s.h.i.+n)

“That’s the way it is.”(Rupert)

Well, it doesn’t seem to be a matter of specifically restraining our actions.

“Olgrand. because of you, s.h.i.+n cast an illusion… In this case, only s.h.i.+n and I can talk to you frankly? Please be aware that the head of the Magic Division monitoring a group of students is insane enough behavior in and of itself.”(August)

“I know that, but…”(Rupert)

Mr. Olgrand lowered his voice and started whispering to Gus.

(I heard from an insane report from Sieg, so I’m trying to ascertain the true strength of Ultimate Magicians first hand to plan a strategy for the next Alliance meeting.)(Rupert)

(Alright, but Don’t meddle too much.)(August)

(I understand.)(Rupert)

“What were you talking about just now?”(s.h.i.+n)

“Nothing.”(August)

“Oh, it’s a casual chat. Well then, shall we go soon? I want to see your group fight.”(Rupert)

“Ye-yes!”(Everyone)

Sure enough, everyone is tense because of Mr. Olgrand.

I… Mr. Olgrand isn’t as prestigious as my grandma. Even though he is the head of a respected organization, I talk to the heads of many great organizations frequently, so I’m not nervous.

In the future, we will become an organization organized separately from the magic division, and I hope the distance will shrink because he’s our leader today.

While I was thinking about that, we arrived at the same place as yesterday.

“Whoa! Whoa! Hey… wasn’t our pace too fast?”(Rupert)

“Is that so? …Oh, that’s because everyone used these, isn’t it?”(s.h.i.+n)

“These?&r

dquo;(Rupert)

I pointed at everyone’s feet.

They are all wearing jet boots.

“Is that… Walford when you’re wearing those, you can shorten the distance with your opponent or change directions in the air?”(Rupert)

“Yes, I used them when I fought against Stromm.”(s.h.i.+n)

“Huh? Everyone is wearing them… Does that mean everyone can fight in close combat?”(Rupert)

Logically, he isn’t wrong, but the real reason everyone is wearing jet boots is a different one….

“Volleyball…”(s.h.i.+n)

“Hmm? Volleyball… What’s that? The game Walford taught you at the Rittenheim resort?”(Rupert)

“…That volleyball… It’s more fun if you use jet boots, so everyone is wearing them…”(s.h.i.+n)

“…No way, to get used to handling them…”(Rupert)

“Basically, we are a fixed artillery. We don’t use it during battle. However, Tony and I are pretty good at handling them, so we normally fight in close combat… After all, if you don’t practice, you won’t improve, so I move with these… “(s.h.i.+n)

“…Although it’s the same place you’ve been to the other day, I was wondering why you didn’t use Gate even though it’s the same place you’ve been to just the other day… So the reason why… is because you want to get used to the jet boots…”(Rupert)

“…Sorry.”(s.h.i.+n)

“No… Honestly, I’d like to see you use it during training… When you consider how useful this will be in actual warfare, I cannot get upset.”(Rupert)

He’s right.

We use jet boots for Magical Volley, but if one can master them, he can gain an advantage in combat. Not just in battle, but one can move without exhausting their physical strength.

Even Mr. Olgrand, who was keeping up with us by using body strengthening, was breathless.

Everyone can use Gate, but not everyone can use flying magic. It’ll be especially handy when moving as individuals. (TN: Iirc they all used flying magic when reacting to invasions, so idk how they suddenly can’t use it) (EN: I thought s.h.i.+n was the one lifting them all up with his flying magic, not theirs) (TN: Too lazy to look it up. If anyone knows, tell me in a comment and you get a cybercookie.)

“A magic tool for movement… I will consider introducing it to the curriculum since we have a lot of bean sprouts…”(Rupert)

“By the way, I was told that we received a large order of jet boots from the Knight Order.”(s.h.i.+n)

“What? The Knight Order?”(Rupert)

“Yes, it raises acceleration. It’s particularly useful in combat for swordsmen.”(s.h.i.+n)

“……That Dominic, He didn’t tell me anything about this…”(Rupert)

“But don’t the knights ride horses? If you ride horses, you don’t need jet boots…”(Tony)

“The horse is a powerful weapon in a war against humans, but it won’t fare so well with a devil as the opponent.”(Rupert)

“Wouldn’t it make it easier to fight when they get off their horses?”(Alice)

“Most likely. Well, I can only ride horses for transportation, so I don’t know the details.”(Rupert)

If the monster is moving quickly, isn’t it difficult to attack while on horseback?

“So? What are you going to do now? Will you wait for demons to come? Or will you go looking for them?”(Rupert)

“Oh, that is going to be determined later…”(s.h.i.+n)

Just like yesterday, I collected magic power and attracted demons to our location.

Well, let’s start today’s hunt for materials.

“…So this is what left Sieg dumbfounded. What on earth is this?”(Rupert)

For the fourth time in a row, I attracted demons and arranged the same group combinations from yesterday to subjugate them.

Today, the att.i.tude was different. No one panicked, and we could collect much more materials than yesterday.

“Hmm. I guess the success rate is still around 40%?”(Tony)

“Tony is good! I can manage about 20%!”(Alice)

“That’s not something to be proud of.”(Rin)

Tony said 40%, Alice said 20%, referring to the proportion of clean kills.

Even if it isn’t beautiful, they subjugate them cleanly with some consistency to an extent.

It is a big difference from yesterday.

“You’re not satisfied with this? If you want to sell the materials, you have enough. You could even rate them among the highest quality goods…”(Rupert)

“Our goal is to hunt completely clean. It’s not very good so far.”(s.h.i.+n)

“Cleanly every time… What are you saying? Something like that…”(Rupert)

“Look at the demons s.h.i.+n has killed.”(August)

“…”(Rupert)

“All of his kills are flawless. He demonstrated his expertise to you just now. We still have a long way to go.”(August)

Probably because of Target.

“Hah… Ha… s.h.i.+n is amazing after all. When a clear-cut goal becomes visible, I get fired up to train!”(Sicily)

Sicily is out of breath after fighting four consecutive battles today.

Sicily also knew beforehand that she will partic.i.p.ate in subjugation today, so she isn’t as out of breath as yesterday.

However, using magic requires concentration, so if you keep at it for a long time, you will be out of breath in a bit depending on your mana pool.

However, thanks to the rigorous training routine, Sicily’s offensive magic has more precision and power than before.

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“My attack magic has considerably improved.  But I feel that this is still not enough, I’ll do my best to continue.”(Sicily)

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